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10 REASONS TO INVEST IN FRANCE

10 REASONS TO INVEST IN FRANCE. January 2008. THE DOMESTIC MARKET # 1 Europe is the world’s leading market. Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database , October 2007. THE DOMESTIC MARKET # 2 France, an influential economy at the heart of the EU.

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10 REASONS TO INVEST IN FRANCE

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  1. 10 REASONS TO INVEST IN FRANCE January 2008

  2. THE DOMESTIC MARKET#1 Europe is the world’s leading market Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database, October 2007

  3. THE DOMESTIC MARKET#2 France, an influential economy at the heart of the EU Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database, October 2007

  4. THE DOMESTIC MARKET#3 Tourists in France: Another source of revenue • International tourism in 2007 • A sustained growth rate reaching 5.6 % • 32 million more visitors counted in 2007 • France, the “Rugby World Cup“ effect • High increase in tourist occupancy during the autumn season • October 2007: 7.6% increase of overnight stays of foreign tourists compared to October 2006 Source: World Tourism Organization - 2007

  5. THE MEN AND WOMEN#4 A highly educated population Source: OECD 2007

  6. THE MEN AND WOMEN#5 The most productive workforce in the EU Source: International Labor Organization - September 2007

  7. 190,081 170,093 168,014 THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT#6a Competitive employment costs

  8. THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT#6bFrance: A low cost and high quality real estate offering • The most dynamic market in Europe with 2.8 million m² of office space distributed and total of €23.1 billion invested in 2006. • Paris Region is the leading European business real estate center, with an office park of 49 million m², an industrial park of 30 million m² and a warehouse park of 20 million m².

  9. THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT#7 Excellent infrastructures • Paris-London in 2h15 • Paris-Brussels in 1h20 • Paris-Lille in 50 min. • Paris-Marseillein 3h10 • Paris-Strasbourg in 2h20 Data source: UIC – September 2007 (forecast 2007)

  10. THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT#8a An administrative framework favorable to companies Source: Doing Business in 2008 report (IFC, World Bank Group, Sept-2007)

  11. THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT#8b The French government is determined to make it better • Four fundamental reforms in 2007: • Reduced social charges on overtime work for companies (“TEPA” law – August 21st 2007) • Social charges tax exemption and removal of taxes on overtime work for employees ( “TEPA” law – August 21st 2007) • Overall tax drop from 60% to 50% of an individual’s total revenue, including direct, national and local taxes, as well as CSG and CRDS contributions, for taxes paid in 2007 (“TEPA” law – August 21st 2007) • Research tax credit 2008: 30% of yearly R&D expenses, up to a limit of €100 million (Finance law 2008) • Other measures expected for 2008: • Labor law simplified with a single contract • Possible buy-back of remaining “Work Hour Reduction” days • Facilitation of working on Sundays

  12. THE REGIONS#9 Making innovation a priority • France has 71 competitive clusters, making a network of players at the forefront of innovation. • Foreign companies participating in clusters represent nearly 500 sites and 173,500 employees.

  13. THE REGIONS #10 Paris, the most popular city for future company expansion • Paris is the most attractive of the Western European cities, for future expansion. Source: Cushman & Wakefield, European Cities Monitor, 2007. Results from an opinion poll obtained from chief executives.

  14. CONCLUSION : AN APPEALING COUNTRY FOR FOREIGN BUSINESSES • 3rd worldwide destination for FDI with $81 billion in 2006, after only the United States and United Kingdom Source: Ernst & Young - European Attractiveness Survey - 2007

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